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The systematic study of processes of change and stability throughout the life span.

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Human Development

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It means coherent and organized.

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Systematic

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It is aimed at dealing with internal and external conditions of existence.

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Adaptive

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What are the 4 goals of human development?

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Description
Explanation
Prediction
Intervention

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What are the 3 domains of development?

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Physical
Cognitive
Psychosocial

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What are the periods of life span?

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Pre-natal Period
Infancy & Toddlerhood
Early childhood
Middle childhood
Adolescence age
Young adulthood
Middle adulthood
Late Adulthood

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Physical growth in this period is the most rapid in the life span.

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Prenatal period

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Attachment to parents and others begin to form at this period, as well as self-awareness and interest in others.

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Infancy and Toodlerhood

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The period where growth is steady and appearance becomes more slender and proportions more adult-like.

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Early childhood

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Period where handedness appears.

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Early childhood

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Intelligence becomes more predictable at this period.

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Early childhood

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Gender identity, self concept, self esteem, self control, initiative and independence develops in this period.

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Early childhood

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Altruism, aggression and fearfulness are common in this period.

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Early childhood

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Growth slows during this period.

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Middle childhood

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Health int his period is generally better than at any other time in the lifespan.

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Middle childhood

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The period where egocentrism diminishes and they begin to think logically but concretely.

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Middle childhood

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Physical growth and other changes are rapid and profound during this period.

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Adolescence

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Period where reproductive maturity occurs.

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Adolescence

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Period where physical conditions peak then declines slightly and the lifestyle choices influence health.

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Young adulthood

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This is where thought and moral judgments become more complex.

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Young adulthood

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In what period does personality traits and style become relatively stable and personality may be influenced by life stages and events.

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Young adulthood

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Period where intimate relationships and personal lifestyle are established but may not be lasting.

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Young adulthood

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Period where mental abilities peak and expertise esp in practical problem solving skills are high.

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Middle adulthood

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Stage where there occurs dual responsibilities.

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Middle adulthood

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What are the influences on development?

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Individual differences
Heredity
Environment
Maturation

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Inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.

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Heredity

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Totality of nonhereditary, or experiential, influences on development.

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Environment

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28
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Unfolding of a natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes.

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Maturation

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29
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The 4 contexts of development

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Family
Socioeconomic status (SES) and neighborhood
Culture and race/ethnicity
Historical context

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30
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Two kinds of family.

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Nuclear
Extended

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Two general kinship, economic and household of one or two parents and their biological/adopted/step children.

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Nuclear

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Multi-generational kinship of parents, children and relatives living together in an extended family household.

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Extended

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Combination of economic and social factors describing an individual or family, including income, education and occupation.

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Socioeconomic status (SES)

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Individuals around a person, especially non relatives.

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Neighborhood

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A society or group’s total way of life, including customs, traditions, beliefs, values, language and physical products-all learned behavior passed on from parents to children.

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Culture

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A group united by ancestry, race, religion, language and/or national origins, which contributes to a sense of shared identity.

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Ethnic Group

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Characteristic of an event that occurs in a similar way for most people in a group.

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Normative

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Significant environmental events that shape the behavior and attitudes of an age cohort.

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History graded influences

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39
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What are the 2 normative influences?

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Age graded influences
History graded influences

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40
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Union of sperm and ovum to produce a zygote.

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Fertilization

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41
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Sex cells.

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Gametes

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42
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One celled organism resulting from fertilization.

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Zygote

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43
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Women usually has _ immature sex cells every after 28 days.

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2 million

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44
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Twins from the division of one zygote. They have identical genes.

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Monozygotic twins/Identical twins

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45
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Twins from 2 zygotes. They are genetically different.

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Dizygotic twins/Fraternal twins

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Chemical that carries inherited instructions for the development of all cellular forms of life.

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

47
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What are the 2 pairs of chemical units (bases)?

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Thymine & Adenine
Guanine & Cytosine

48
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About how many billion pairs are there per DNA?

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3 billion

49
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Sequence of bases within the DNA molecule; Governs the formation of proteins that determine the structure and functions of living cells.

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Genetic code

50
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Bundle of genes; all cells in the body except the gametes have 23 pairs of it.

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Chromosomes

51
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22 pairs of chromosomes that are not related to sexual expression.

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Autosomes

52
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The 23rd chromosome which determines the sex.

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Sex chromosome

53
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The ovum carries an X sex chromosome while the sperm carries _ sex chromosome.

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Either X or Y

54
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XX
XY

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Female
Male

55
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The father of Genetics who discovered the dominant and recessive inheritance

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Gregor Mendell

56
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The expression of a characteristic of a gene.

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Allele

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The presence of a dominant allele can make the person inherit a trait.

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Dominant Inheritance

58
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The absence of a dominant allele can make the person inherit a trait which usually cannot be seen to the parent.

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Recessive Inheritance

59
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Period of development between conception and birth.

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Gestation

60
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Age of an unborn baby, usually dated from the 1st day of an expectant mother’s last menstruation cycle.

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Gestational age

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Normal range of gestation.

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38-42

62
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Stage of prenatal development from fertilization to 2 weeks, where the zygote divides, becomes more complex and is implanted in the wall of the uterus.

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Germinal Stage

63
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When does the zygote enter a period of rapid cell division and duplication?

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36 hours

64
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In what day of the development does 64 cells occur?

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4 days (96 hours)

65
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A fluid filled sphere form of the divided cell. It consists of hundreds of cells.

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Blastocyst

66
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In what day does the blastocyst attached itself to the uterine wall?
How about when it joined the uterine wall?

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6-7
10

67
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It is located on the edge of the blastocyst.

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Embryonic desk

68
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What are the parts of the embryonic disk?

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Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm
Amniotic sac
Placenta
Umbilical cord

69
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A part of the embryonic disk that becomes the outer layer of the skin, nail, teeth, hair, sensory organs and nervous system.

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Ectoderm

70
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Part of the embryonic disk that becomes the digestive system, liver, pancreas, salivary glands and respiratory system.

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Endoderm

71
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Part of the embryonic disk that becomes the middle layer of the skin, muscles, skeleton and excretory and circulatory system.

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Mesoderm

72
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Fluid filled membrane that encases the developing embryo, protecting it and giving it room to move and grow.

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Amniotic sac

73
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Allows oxygen, nourishment and wastes to pass between mother and embryo. Also helps combat infections.

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Placenta

74
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It connects the placenta and the embryo.

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Umbilical cord

75
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Stage of prenatal development from 2-8 weeks where the organs and major body systems develop rapidly.

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Embryonic stage

76
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Natural expulsion from the uterus of an embryo that cannot survive outside the womb. Also called miscarriage.

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Spontaneous abortion

77
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Stage of prenatal development from 8 weeks to birth, characterized by increased differentiation of body parts and greatly enlarged body size, fetus are also able to breath and move.

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Fetal stage

78
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In what week does the fetus become able to breath and swallow?

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12th week

79
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In what week does the fetus’ olfactory and taste system develop?

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14th week

80
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In what week can the fetus respond to sound and vibration ?

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26th week

81
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In what week does a fetus reaches a plateau?

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32nd week

82
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Factors that are capable of causing birth defects.

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Teratogenic

83
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How many pounds gain does a pregnant woman be able to reach to less likely have birth complication?

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16-40 pounds gain

84
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What happens when a pregnant mother gains too much and does not gain enough?

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Cesarean delivery
Growth retardation in womb, premature or very small or to die at or near birth.

85
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When obesity was present before pregnancy, what are the risks?

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Birth defects, complications of pregnancy, miscarriage and difficulty of labor

86
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When an expectancy mother eats this, babies show more mature sleep, a sign of advanced brain development.

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DHA (Omega 3 fatty acid)

87
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When an expectancy mother eat less of these, a baby can acquire anencephaly or Spina bifida.

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Follic acid/ follate (B vitamin)

88
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Mother’s who had low _ late in pregnancy have a higher tendency to have a baby who will develop osteoporosis in later life

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Low vitamin D levels

89
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Combination of mental, motor and development abnormalities affecting the offspring of some women who drink heavily during pregnancy.

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

90
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What can smoking cause babies?

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Low birth weight (less than 5 1/2 pounds at birth)

91
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What can 2nd hand smoke cause?

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Cognitive development impairment

92
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Use of this while pregnant can lead to miscarriage, growth retardation, stillbirth, small head circumference, colic, hyperkinetic disorder and long term respiratory, neurological, cognitive and behavioral problems.

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Tobacco

93
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Marijuana may affect the _ functioning of the baby.

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Frontal lobe

94
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It refers to uncontrollable, extended crying for no apparent reason of a baby.

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Colic

95
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It may cause spontaneous abortion, low birth weight, birth defects and impaired neurological disorder.

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Cocaine

96
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Use of this may cause fetal growth restriction.

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Methamphetamine

97
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Maternal illness that is caused by parasites in animal’s bodies. It can cause a fetal brain damage, severely impaired eyesight or miscarriage.

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Taxoplasmosis

98
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High glucose levels or diabetes of a mother deprive embryos from _.

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Oxygen

99
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Maternal illness that if contracted before 11th week, could cause deafness and heart defects in the baby.

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Rubella (German Measles)

100
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Maternal illness that develops when perinatal transmission occurs.

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AIDS

101
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Moderate level of anxiety encourages _ and _ development more than those who had low levels of anxiety.

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Motor and mental development

102
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_ during pregnancy has been associated with an 8 month old’s inattentiveness and preschooler’s negative emotionality or behavioral disorders in early childhood.

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Self reported anxiety

103
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Women who have this age have 90% miscarriage risk.

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45 and above

104
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Mothers this age tend to have premature or underweight babies.

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Adolescent mothers

105
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Men who do this have an increased likelihood of transmitting genetic abnormalities.

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Smoke

106
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These fathers may be a significant source of birth defects including dwarfism, schizophrenia and autism.

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Older fathers

107
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These fathers are more likely to have babies with low birth weight, premature birth and being small during the gestational age.

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Teenage fathers

108
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Inhalation of this may cause the babies to be premature and undersize.

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Fine combustion particles

109
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Exposure to this kind of work may have a twice rate of miscarriage.

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Chemical-related work

110
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An environmental hazard that may cause the baby leukemia.

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Chemically contaminated ground water or pesticides.

111
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An environmental hazard that may cause mental retardation and low birth weight.

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X-rays

112
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_ prior to conception/high lead exposure may lead babies to have birth weight and slowed fetal growth.

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X-ray

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